Chapter 234: Chapter 175: You Want to Notify Your Senior Brother?

The three minutes of being a True Man were up.

Zou Feng immediately took out the vial of White Jade Spider Poison and took a small sip.

This stuff was potent. A single small sip could provide a massive amount of nourishment after Refinement.

Of course, he still needed to cultivate to transfer the side effects to the guys on the list.

After his weakness subsided slightly, Zou Feng executed several consecutive Moon Steps, then used Love That Can Stretch and Contract at Will to weave a net, which he flung toward the other female disciple from a distance.

The net hit its mark. He then quickly pulled it back, a fluid combo that poisoned her unconscious.

Once that was done, Xiaolv excitedly flew back.

Zou Feng signaled with his eyes for it to finish off the two women. This made it even more excited, completely unaware that Zou Feng was setting it up to take the blame.

On the List of Gods, the names of Bai Kaizhi and the other two faded away one after another.

Seeing this, Zou Feng breathed a small sigh of relief.

’Admittedly, I could have used the side effects to work them to death, but all three were in the Gang Qi Realm. Bai Kaizhi, in particular, was not weak.’

’It was just his rotten luck to run into an Alien Species like me.’

’Besides, when disciples from Major Sects roam the Jianghu, they always carry some of their Sect’s exclusive Elixirs, making them even more resilient.’

’Moreover, since I can only ’train’ one of them at a time, it would have been difficult to work all three to death in a short period.’

’And if Bai Kaizhi had used his Sect’s messaging technique to call for backup, a Fourth Grade Expert from nearby would likely have arrived within one or two hours to hunt me down.’

’It wasn’t even out of the question that I might provoke a High Grade Martial Artist to come out and stretch their muscles…’

’Killing them was risky, but it was far better than letting them call for backup.’

’Now, for the cleanup…’

Zou Feng looked toward the Deserted Mountain Inn, his eyes narrowing slightly.

’This place was a crooked inn to begin with. Wiping it out would be like delivering justice on behalf of heaven.’

’And it’s in the middle of nowhere. Besides my group and Bai Kaizhi’s, there were no other guests at the inn.’

At this moment, the inn’s staff were naturally hiding, shivering in fear.

Their way of survival was to immediately turn into a crooked inn whenever they encountered someone they could afford to provoke.

But if they met someone they couldn’t afford to provoke, they would naturally serve them fine wine and meat with warm hospitality.

With Xiaolv’s help, Zou Feng quickly found the crooked inn’s staff in a very deep tunnel beneath the inn.

Without another word, he struck them all dead.

Then, he moved the bodies of Bai Kaizhi and the other two into the inn.

Once his preparations were complete, Zou Feng leaped to the top of a nearby large tree and began unleashing a continuous barrage of palm strikes with all his might.

The Palm Skills he used switched between the Five Poison Fire Lotus Skill and the Great Universal Hand, with the addition of his unmastered Bone-Softening Palm and Corpse Luo Heart Scripture.

This created a chaotic bombardment of various deadly poisons, maximizing the destruction of any clues that might have been left at the crime scene.

The Corpse Poison he produced using the Corpse Luo Heart Scripture wasn’t very powerful yet, but because it was mixed with Corpse Qi, it effectively polluted the area, turning it into a miniature Chaotic Burial Mound, which was even better for covering his tracks.

Only after watching the Deserted Mountain Inn turn completely into ruins, the bodies within mangled to a shocking degree, did Zou Feng finally choose to leave.

’The remaining limbs and body parts will attract plenty of wild animals.’

’After going to such lengths, if the Xuanhuang Sect can still trace this back to me, then I’ll just have to accept it.’

’But it probably won’t come to that. Just like when I killed Duan Wuya of Biyou Palace, it didn’t lead to an investigation from them either.’

’So, while it’s always right to be cautious, as long as I do a good job of destroying the evidence, there’s no need to be overly anxious about the methods of a Major Sect.’

After quickly fleeing the crime scene and meeting up with Tian Yun, the two of them began to travel at full speed, day and night.

Along the way, aside from eating, drinking, and relieving themselves, and occasionally meditating for an hour or two, they even paused their daily dual cultivation, all to get back as quickly as possible.

After several days of this, something unexpected happened: Tian Yun actually had a breakthrough while they were traveling.

The pressure from Yuwen Boxi, combined with the frantic daily consumption of Gang Qi and stamina from traveling at full speed…

…under this immense dual pressure, both mental and physical, it wasn’t strange that Tian Yun—whose bottleneck had already been broken by Zou Feng’s “Wise Triple”—used this opportunity to break through to the Fifth Grade in one fell swoop.

If Tian Yun had still been at the Sixth Grade, she wouldn’t have been of much use upon their return when facing the forces under Yuwen Boxi’s command.

But at the Fifth Grade, it was a completely different story.

At the very least, Zou Feng wouldn’t have to worry about Tian Yun’s safety in most situations.

Tian Yun’s successful breakthrough gave Zou Feng greater confidence in the power of his “Wise Triple.” He could hardly wait to use it to strengthen the Iron Blood Gu Poison Group.

’Of course, that’s assuming the Iron Blood Gu Poison Group hasn’t already been wiped out by Yuwen Boxi…’

The journey to the Jiangnan Prefecture region, which should have taken half a month, was completed in just eight days thanks to their non-stop travel.

But with the situation unclear, Zou Feng didn’t dare return directly to Yuan Guang County. Instead, he stopped in Canglan County, the closest county to Yuan Guang, to rest briefly and gather information.

Canglan County was significantly less prosperous than Yuan Guang County.

Furthermore, rebels had “paid a visit,” briefly occupying the area.

Although Yuwen Boxi’s forces had since reclaimed it, the county’s desolation was plain to see.

And even though Canglan County had been reclaimed, Yuwen Boxi couldn’t have left enough manpower to garrison it, which led to a chaotic state of public order.

All sorts of vicious criminals hoping to profit from the chaotic times, along with newly-formed small gangs, were popping up, adding chaos upon chaos.

After entering Canglan County Town, Zou Feng and Tian Yun checked into one of the few inns that were still open for business.

After a short rest, they immediately split up to gather information.

Zou Feng didn’t go to any teahouses or restaurants. While plenty of people in those places would be chatting about Jianghu affairs, there was no way to confirm if the information was firsthand, secondhand, or even further removed.

By the time a story became common gossip, it had likely been artistically embellished countless times.

Therefore, Zou Feng’s approach was direct. He first went to an area frequented by local ruffians, asked which was the strongest nearby gang, and then went straight to their headquarters, preparing to have a face-to-face “chat” with the Gang Leader.

’No one in Canglan County knows me anyway. If I really don’t want to show my face, I can just circulate my Gang Qi and let a black poisonous fog conceal my head.’

Soon, Zou Feng arrived at the stronghold of a local gang called the Yi Lian Gang and found its Gang Leader having lunch.

The Gang Leader of a gang in a small place like this was only at the Seventh Grade, just like in Yuan Guang County.

The Yi Lian Gang’s Gang Leader had a sharp eye. Seeing Zou Feng appear like a phantom, he was stunned for only a breath before he immediately kowtowed. “Senior, your presence brings radiance to my humble abode! I wonder if there is any way this humble one can be of service to you? I will certainly do my utmost!”

“No need to be nervous. I just have a few questions for you.” Zou Feng’s upper body was shrouded in a faint Black Fog, maxing out his aura of profound mystery.

“Please ask, Senior. This humble one will answer everything I know.”

Zou Feng, of course, didn’t directly ask about the Hongxing Gang in Yuan Guang County. He first asked a few questions he didn’t care about before casually bringing up the Hongxing Gang.

Unexpectedly, the answer he got was: I don’t know.

However, the Gang Leader did volunteer that Magistrate Huang of Yuan Guang County had suddenly been held accountable by the Governor of Jiangnan just a few days ago and was currently stripped of his post and under investigation.

He also knew that many soldiers from the Cheetah Camp had moved into Yuan Guang County Town with a high profile, supposedly to investigate a major case.

After hearing this, Zou Feng felt a headache coming on. He was also now certain that Yuwen Boxi was dead set on lashing out in fury for his foolish son, preparing to have a great many heads accompany Yuwen Shuo in death.

’After all, although the Hongxing Gang’s current situation is unclear, even Magistrate Huang has been stripped of his post and put under investigation. The Hongxing Gang’s predicament can only be worse.’

’I wonder if Master Wang Xingjian managed to move his family away in advance. And could Miss have been captured as well?’

’Bian Yixia went deep into Qifeng Mountain to achieve a breakthrough. Several months have passed since then, so she should have returned to the Hongxing Gang by now.’

’With her personality, she definitely wouldn’t abandon her gang brothers and flee to save her own skin after trouble started.’

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